Have you considered writing/editing it in public using this model for 
community contribution?

https://github.com/addyosmani/backbone-fundamentals

I went through most that book and was quite impressed with how it came 
together.

On 3/27/14 9:40 AM, Ron Brown wrote:
> Hello Edward,
>
> The editors are monitoring this thread and are considering the pros and cons of each new suggestion. There definitely are a lot of great ideas and we look forward to working on something everyone in this community is passionate about!
>

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